This note provides an overview of robot mechanisms, dynamics, and
intelligent controls. Topics covered includes: planar and spatial kinematics,
and motion planning, mechanism design for manipulators and mobile robots,
multi-rigid-body dynamics, 3D graphic simulation, control design, actuators, and
sensors, wireless networking, task modeling, human-machine interface, and
embedded software.
Author(s): Prof. Harry Asada and Prof. John
Leonard
This PDF book
Design Optimization in Industrial Robotics covers the following topics related
to Industrial Robotics : Industrial robotics, Drive train design,
Optimization, Design examples, Concluding remarks.
This note
introduces fundamental topics in robotics science emphasizing in its mechanical
dynamics. Topics covered includes: Spatial Descriptions and Transformations,
Manipulator Kinematics, Jacobians, Trajectory Generation, Manipulator-Mechanism
Design, Introduction to Control of Manipulators.